North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (F45), Florida
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
North Palm Beach County General Aviation, also known by its local identifier F45, is a public-use, non-towered airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, sitting at 22 feet elevation. The field supports business aviation and extensive flight training activity across three runways, two paved and one turf, with a maximum paved runway length of 4,300 feet. Customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest customs-equipped facility, KDJT, lies about 11.90 nautical miles away. The airport sits roughly 3.46 nautical miles from its metro area and is surrounded by several smaller neighboring fields within a 15-mile radius.
Runways
North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport has three paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 09R/27L, is 4,300 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is President Donald J Trump International (KDJT), 12 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport recorded 4,484 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March. Business aviation traffic at F45 concentrates in the winter and early spring months, with March, February, and April showing the highest monthly operations, while summer months from June through September see markedly lower activity.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 601 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 4.0 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
Extensive flight training takes place on multiple runways. Aircraft practicing approaches to runway 9R/27L should monitor CTAF and yield to traffic pattern aircraft.
For clearance delivery, contact Palm Beach Approach.
A 24-hour prior permission request is required for all aircraft equipped with weather modification equipment, or aircraft capable of weather modification and/or geoengineering, by contacting the Department of Airport Communications Center.
Lighting operates from dusk until 2100. After 2100, pilot-activated REILs serve runways 09R, 14, 27L, and 32. MIRL for runways 09R/27L and 14/32 is activated via CTAF.
Threshold markers are located 4 feet beyond the runway end.
The thresholds of runway 09L/27R are marked with PVC pipes.
Airport surface conditions are not reported for all runways.
Noise abatement procedures are in effect. Runway 14/32 is the preferred runway at night. Noise abatement monitoring operates 24 hours a day.
Bird activity has been reported in the vicinity of the airport.
PVC pipe markers are placed every 200 feet.
Taxiway G1 is closed.
An FBO service fee may apply.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport has five airfields within 15 NM. The closest is William P Gwinn, 6.80 NM northwest.
Part of the Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at F45?
North Palm Beach County General Aviation, identified as F45, has three runways. Runway 09R/27L and runway 14/32 are both paved asphalt at 4,300 feet long, with widths of 100 feet and 75 feet respectively. Runway 09L/27R is a 3,679-foot turf strip at 75 feet wide. Runway 14/32 is designated as the preferred nighttime runway under the airport's noise abatement procedure.
Is there customs service at F45?
F45 does not have onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is KDJT, located approximately 11.90 nautical miles away. Operators requiring customs clearance should plan their arrival through that airport rather than North Palm Beach County General Aviation directly.
What is the traffic pattern like at North Palm Beach County General Aviation?
North Palm Beach County General Aviation recorded 7,351 total annual operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, with 4,484 of those classified as business aviation activity. The airport carries an ops tier of 2, reflecting moderate traffic volume. Extensive flight training occurs across multiple runways, and practice approaches on runway 9R/27L require monitoring CTAF and yielding to traffic pattern aircraft.
What fuel is available at F45?
F45 offers both 100LL avgas and Jet A fuel. The airport operates on an ALL / ALL / ALL attendance schedule, meaning fuel and field access are available year-round without seasonal restrictions. North Palm Beach County General Aviation is unattended by a control tower, so pilots should use CTAF for coordination during fuel and ground operations.